INLA UK Nuclear Law Conference 28th June 2018 Manchester Delegate Joining and Information Pack International Nuclear Law Association Welcome ‘Welcome to the INLA UK Nuclear Law Conference 2018 run by the UK branch of INLA, the International Nuclear Law Association. The Course will focus on key UK nuclear legislation and legal issues; we hope it will be practical, informative and interactive. The Conference is designed for INLA members – lawyers and specialist nuclear lawyers practising in the public and private sector, policy makers, regulators and students. It provides an ideal introduction for newcomers to the UK nuclear legal sector, as well as benefitting the more experienced practitioners. We are very grateful to the excellent line-up of presenters for giving up their time to share their knowledge and experience; we hope you will make the most of the opportunity to interact with these sector experts. We are also very grateful to Pinsent Masons for kindly hosting the Conference at their Manchester offices. The Conference is for one day and in the evening of the Conference there is a networking Reception and Dinner at Manchester Hall. This is included within the price of the Conference so we hope you will attend. Details of the venue, menu and dress code are set out in this pack. Please let us know as soon as possible if you have any special dietary requirements for the Conference or Dinner. We hope you enjoy the Conference and find it a worthwhile professional learning and development, and networking experience. We welcome your feedback.’ Ian Salter Chair INLA UK International Nuclear Law Association Registration Registration starts at 9.00 am and the Conference starts promptly at 9.30 am Dress Code Business wear Venue Venue The Conference will be hosted by Pinsent Masons at their Manchester offices: Pinsent Masons 3 Hardman Street Manchester M3 3AU (T: +44 (0)161 234 8234) Delegate Packs and Copies of Presentations - IMPORTANT Delegate Packs Delegates are reminded that hard copy Conference materials will NOT and be available. Delegates must download and print copies of the Presentations Programme and materials themselves or use on-line. Materials are available at: http://www.inla-uk.co.uk/events/inla-uks-nuclear-law-conference- 2018/ All key Conference documentation including presentations is accessible and/ or available to download from 8 am on Monday 25th June 2018. Please check the site regularly for any updates. Course Catering Course Catering Pinsents Masons is kindly providing the Conference venue and catering. There will be tea, coffee, soft drinks and various snacks available during the Conference and a buffet lunch will also be provided. International Nuclear Law Association Conference Programme June 28th Registration and Coffee 9.00 Start Welcome – Ian Salter, Chair UK INLA, Burges Salmon 9.30 Patrick Reyners, Secretary INLA – ‘INLA Update’ 9.40 Key Note 9.50 Dr Tim Stone CBE - ‘Making Nuclear Britain great again.’ Session 1 - UK Decommissioning - Chair Andrew Carr, Sellafield Ltd UK Decommissioning – Chair Andrew Carr, Sellafield Ltd 10.20 Andrew Carr - ‘Sellafield Corporate Strategy’ Nick Atherton, Sellafield Ltd – ‘Site Interim End States’ 10.45 Helen Peters, Pinsent Masons - ‘Consultation on the Regulation of 11.05 Nuclear Sites in the Final Stages of Decommissioning and Clean Up’ Q & A 11.25 Coffee Short Break 11.35 Session 2 – Nuclear Liability – Chair Mark Richards, Director INLA UK Nuclear Liability – Chair Mark Richards, Director INLA UK 11.50 Kate Ward, BEIS – ‘Paris Convention Update’ 11.55 Anthony Wetherall, Centre for International Law, National 12.15 University of Singapore - ‘Never the Twain Shall Meet? the 1997 CSC and Paris Convention Countries’ Q & A / Panel discussion – how do you unlock nuclear liability 12.35 issues? Lunch Lunch 13.00 International Nuclear Law Association Session 3 - Brexit and Safeguards - Chair Claire Gooding, EDF Energy Re Start Brexit and Safeguards - Chair Claire Gooding, EDF Energy 14.00 Stephen Tromans QC, 39 Essex Chambers/ Ian Truman, Burges 14.05 Salmon ‘Exiting Euratom’ Kate Smith, Sellafield Ltd - ‘Safeguards, Legal Issues’ 14.25 Steve Ardern, EDF Energy - ‘Practical Impact of Brexit on EDF 14.45 Energy’s Nuclear Business’ Q & A 15.05 Coffee Short Break 15.25 Session 4 – New Build and SMRs - Chair Graham Alty, Pinsent Masons Final New Build and SMRs - Chair, Graham Alty, Pinsent Masons 15.45 Jillian Chung, EDF Energy - ‘Hinkley Point C Update’ 15.50 Paul Cowan, 4 New Square - ‘New Build Claims’ 16.10 Doug McIntyre, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories – ‘CNL’s 16.30 Development of an SMR Programme: Challenges and Opportunities’ Q & A 16.50 Close Closing Remarks – Ian Salter, Chair UK INLA, Burges Salmon 17.10 Drinks Conference Drinks and Networking Reception - Manchester Hall 19.00 Reception Dinner Conference Dinner - Manchester Hall 19.30 For further information please contact Gareth Davies on 07764 197732 or email [email protected] International Nuclear Law Association Course Reception and Dinner All enquiries to Gareth Davies on 07764 197732 or [email protected] Venue Goulburn Lodge Manchester Hall 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT Date 28th June 2018 Time 19.00 Networking Drinks Reception 19.30 Dinner – wine with Dinner included 23.30 Bar closes – additional drinks can be purchased from the bar Cost Included in Course Fee Dress Code Business wear Menu Default Menu Vegetarian Menu (pre-order only*) Chicken liver Pate Grilled asparagus, hollandaise *************** *************** Chicken breast, mushroom, Goats cheese and red onion tart, pine porcini, cream nut and herb dressing *************** *************** Profiteroles, vanilla cream, Profiteroles, vanilla cream, chocolate chocolate sauce, chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings shavings *************** *************** Coffee and Petit fours Coffee and Petit fours (* pre-order by Monday 25th June) International Nuclear Law Association Key Contact details INLA Membership – Ian Salter, Burges Salmon Conference Chair – Ian Salter [email protected] Course, Dinner and all enquiries - Gareth Davies [email protected] or mobile 07764 197732 Registration and payment – Jodie Elvidge [email protected] International Nuclear Law Association Presenters’ CVs Ian Salter, Chair UK INLA, Ian has worked at Burges Salmon for over 25 years and became a partner in Burges Salmon 1999. He is an expert in the field of nuclear regulation and international nuclear law and has advised extensively on commercial arrangements in the nuclear sector around the world. Ian chairs the Nuclear Industry Association's Legal and Financial Affairs Working Group, and also acts as the UK representative on the board of the International Nuclear Law Association with whom he has been actively involved since 1999. He is editor of 'The Burges Salmon Guide to Nuclear Law' (Second edition 2015). Dr Tim Stone CBE Tim is the Chairman of Nuclear Risk Insurers and is also the longest serving member of the Board of the European Investment Bank. He is a non-executive member of the Arup Group Board and a non-executive director of both Horizon Nuclear Power board and of the Site Licence Company. From 2011 –2015 he was a non-executive director of the Anglian Water Group. He is, or has been, a member of a number of advisory boards for infrastructure investors, funds and advisory firms. He was the one foreign member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Royal Commission on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle established in 2015 by the government of South Australia. Until 2013, Tim was the Expert Chair of the Office for Nuclear Development in DECC and the Senior Advisor to successive Secretaries of State responsible for energy. He served five different Secretaries of State in two different governments over nearly 7 years. He holds a Visiting Professorship at University College London. Chair Andrew Carr, Andrew has been a solicitor with the company since 1999 when he joined BNFL Sellafield Ltd Group Legal at Risley. He took up the executive role of General Counsel for Sellafield Ltd in 2007 and was appointed to the Board as Company Secretary in April 2016. Andrew is a specialist nuclear regulatory lawyer with significant experience of managing legal issues at a national and international level throughout the nuclear fuel cycle. Andrew’s responsibilities include leading the provision of specialist legal advice and insurance support to the business, supporting the Board with corporate governance and compliance and being the executive lead for Hinton House in Warrington. Nick Atherton, Sellafield Nick is a Technical Manager for Sellafield Ltd leading the development of the Ltd Sellafield Site End States programme. Nick started his career in the brownfield redevelopment industry, where he led the remediation of a number of International Nuclear Law Association industrial and military sites. He has worked in the Nuclear Industry for 15 years, across a variety of sites. Nick is an Environmental Scientist, and a Chartered Environmentalist. Part of his current role is to lead the Environmental Science research programme to support decommissioning, waste management and site remediation at Sellafield. Nick also chairs an inter- industry group that supports the NDA research programme for site remediation and reports into the Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning Research Forum. Helen Peters, Pinsent Helen is an environmental and nuclear law specialist. She has over 20 years’ Masons experience having retrained as a lawyer after a degree incorporating environmental science and working as an advisor to the National Farmers Union. She is recognised as a leading UK Environmental Lawyer by Chambers Legal Directory and Legal 500 and was a member of the Committee of Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) between 2012 and 2016, a group of independent experts appointed by the UK Government providing scrutiny and advice on higher activity radioactive waste. Helen is currently a member of the BEIS Working Group advising on modernising legislative controls for nuclear sites in the final stages of decommissioning. Chair Mark Richards, Mark is an experienced international lawyer working both in private practice Director UK INLA and industry.